Dish cover



April 22, 1930. i B, ZALU 1,755,199

DISH covERy Filed Aug. 13, 1927 Patented Apr. 22, 19'30- Zlgg f :ronivjn ZALLIdoF exercised-ILLINOIS inisn with comparative safetvl; andivhiCli l retards the transmission' ofjlieatbetweenth and the serving of the patrons therewith. Y

l/Vitli these objects-1in view my invention consists incertain featuresof'noveltyln the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts by which the said objects and cerltain other objects, hereinafter appearing, are effected, all as fully described'ivith lreference to the accompanying dra.vving"and more par ticularly pointed outin the appended claims.- y

" In addition the marginal groove 3 provides aconvenient'hand hold on the cover, particu- In the saiddravvingf Figure 1 is a bottom-plan View` of a rdish l cover embodying my invention; Y

A Figure l2 is aside elevation of thev sa-meg Vvvithparts thereofbroken away and insec- Figures 3'and fare" enlarged partial sections of Vdifferentportions'of the'dishicover betvveenthefingersof the users hand.

Lilie characters of reference indicate like -ii'rlih bodyfl fSPTOVided at the bottmope' on the line Q -2f of 'Figure 1.

parts in the several views. Y Referring to thedravving,

cup shaped body, preferably .formed of suitable sheet metal such as aluminum. Sees Figures 1 and 2. rlhe transverse vvally of the body is provided vvith a circular marginal 'inset 2forming a circular marginal exterior! ffaCng-Otwardly Of Said Peiling ofthebody ly facing groove 3, and the central portion 4 of said transverse Wall is disposed in a plane intermediate the plane o'f the eXtreme margin 5 of this Wall and the plane of tliebottom of the groove 3. The central portion 4;'

of the transverse Wall of the body is provided With apertures 6 spaced about'the arisof'r the body and disposed adjacent thegroove 3,

and engaged Ain said 'apertures' Vare circumferentially groovedrubber bushings 7 'Whichf proj ectV eXteriorly of said transverse Wall toI a plane between the planes of the eXtreme e stacked dishes,so -.tliat the food on `the ldishes Will; remain hot` or coldas the'case maybe for a romparatively Oasi-renee with* ObYQ'u'S vadvantageparticularly in restaurant service YWhere 'some tin'iegenerai-ly elapses' betweeny the placing oftheffoodf on the service plates y 1 designates' a 'rfjmargin and the` central portion@ of-said 'i ytransverse Wall. See Figures 1, 2,;ar1d t ;V

Y rlheouterends of the bushings 7 provide vsupport means off restricted area adapted to Vbe engaged bythe central bottom surfaceof yy ai service plate 8, see' Figurel, to support this` platejabove' the body 1 Yin,spacedf-relat ion therewith, the vgroove providing :clearance for the usual circular rib i9 onthe .bottom` of the plate. Thus, asA theplate 18isthus'sup-- 60 Vported on vtliebodyl f1", air space isprovided betr/veen .thef plate andthefbody 1 so that -v heat transmission therebetween is veffectively retarded. The Vengagement of the rubber plate 8 prevents slippingv foff plate, to a greatlextentfand the eXtreme margin 'fof Yvent ,the plate froinfbeing laterally disl o- Y for placingthe coveron and removing f itQfr'om a service'p'late,I the-portions Vof'the'f the transverse Wall forming marginal eX- terior ridge formation Whichmay begras'ped l v inithe direction offthe plane of said opening,

' andfengaged exteriorly' in this groove is a continuous circular tubular metalV member 12 V85 l'i'ayingfa continuouslongitudinal slit 13 inthe'.

.Wall thereof forming an" undercut groove See .Figures 1,2, and 3. A rubber contact strip is rprovided and'y has va relatively thick longitudinal portion 14 engaged in the 'groove 'of the 4tubular member 12- anda relatively thinV i longitudinal portion 15 projecting outwardly", n

j'from this groove through tlie'slit 13 to contact the marginal portion of the upper surfacer of ksecond, .service plate 16 upon which the cover is placed for enclosing the food on this plate. vSee Figure 2.'. This contact `strip in its engagement With the plate 16.Y prevents slippage to a greatextent, and itgivill be ob- ,100

bushings? with .thefbottoni ofthe servicei Y .the transverse Wall 'of the body serves'toprei 'Y "lng thereof Withafcontinuouscircular mar." 1 ginal groove. formation 11 facing inwardly served that the structure by which the contact strip is mounted on the body l adequately secures the contact strip with the body and is particularly adapted to a sheet metal Vstructure as shown.

In Figure 2 but two service plates are shown in stacked relation with one dish cover, it being apparent that any reasonable number of service plates covered with dish covers of my invention may be stacked with reasonable safety. i Y

IVhile I have herein shown and particularly described the preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofV construction shown as clinges' may readilybe made Without departfrm the spirit of my in've'ntiem,` but having thus described my invention I claim 'as new and desire to secureV by lLetters Patent the follwing :ze-f v y t p Y l. Iii-'iran article of the cliaracterdescribed the inbiiition with 'a cup shaped body proyibled with a circular eirt'eriorly facing maroii the transverse vwall thereof,V fsupport inea-iis of restricted area Von said wall disposed inwardly of groove xand .projecting exteriorly.

'2; In ein article of theV character described f the combination witha cup shapedbody pro-v j with a circularv eizteriorly facingY marginal gijooyenon the transverse wall thereof and provided with apertures said transv`verse wall Ddisposed inwardly of said groove f and spaced about the airis of the body, of rubber support members secured Vin-fsaid aping a relatively thick longitudinal portion engaged in the groove of said tubular member and having a relatively thin longitudinal portion projecting outwardly of this groove `formation at said opening and facing inwardly in the direction of the plane of said opening, of a continuous circular tubular metal member engaged eXteriorly inY said groove and having a continuous longitudinal slit in the wall thereof forming an undercut groove facing outwardly of said opening, and t a rubber contact strip having a relatively. thick longitudinal portion. engaged in the groove of said tubular ineiiiber and 'havinga relatively thin longitudinal portionprojecting outwardly of this groove through said slit. a In witness whereof I hereunto iix my signature this v12th day of July,f 1927. v

v JOI-IN BQZALLIO'. Y

@agrs aaa projfeeeag erano-ny of said Y een.

In an article of1 the character described the 'combination r with Cup shaped sheet nietal body provided with 'a circular marginal inset fon tli'e transverse wall thereof forming a cir'ci'ilar eXteriorly facing marginal groove on said transverse wall and having the cen-V tral pti'n of vs`ai"d"w^all`dis15osed in a plane intermediate the plane of the extreme ina-roffsid wall and the plaiie of the bottom of said groove and having Asaid central portion ef said wall provided with apertures spaced A'about the airis vof the body and disposed adjacent said groove, of circumferentially grooved rubber bushings engaged m said apertures and projectingexteriorly of said wall to a planebetweenthe planes of said central portion andthe extreme'margin of vsaid wall. A

p, 4. In anarticl'e of the'character describedv the combination with a hollow sheet metal body provided with 'an opening and having 'a vnaarginal groove formation at opening and facing in the direction of the plane of said 'opening of a tubular. metal member engaged eXteri'orly in 'said groove and having longitudinal slit-'in the wall thereof forming 'an undercut groove facingvoutwardly of said opening, and a rubber contact strip hav- ICO 

